Mursing Blog

Just a quick word for the two moths that are currently reading this blog, hello!

I’m doing placement at the moment, and I’ve really enjoyed it. I know I have to do my RN’s next year, because I want more, more!

Our instructor had a great idea, which was to practise handling needles because a) IM injections are rare as hens teeth b) More confidence with devices that may or may not kill you is always good. We were originally going to use an orange (where did we come up with that, I wonder) but then the RN we were working with got wind of our plan and told us to roll up a towel, tape that, and put some comfeel over it, and I have to say, it’s an amazing idea. You have added protection, since the towel is both bigger and more stable, and the comfeel + rolled towel feels a hell of a lot more realistic than a goddamn orange.

Brilliant idea, and I’m sure I’ll pass it along when I have students one day.

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